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CELL STEM CELL
Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 338-345Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2007.07.002
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- Medical Research Council [MC_U117512796] Funding Source: Medline
- MRC [MC_U117512796] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MC_U117512796] Funding Source: researchfish
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The Mixed Lineage Leukemia (Mll) gene is a homolog of Drosophila Trithorax commonly rearranged in infant leukemia. Comprehensive analysis of the role of Mll in hematopoiesis in fetal and adult knockout mice has been prevented by the lethality of Mll(-l-) mice. We have established a conditional deletion model that allows us to study adult hematopoiesis in the absence of Mll. In this study, Mll(-l-) embryos survive to E16.5 and have reduced numbers of HSCs. The quiescent fraction of these HSCs is greatly reduced, and they are unable to compete with wild-type cells in transplantation assays. Mice with Mll expression conditionally deleted in the hematopoietic system have grossly normal hematopoiesis in bone marrow, thymus, and spleen. However, transplanted Mll-deficient bone marrow cells are highly compromised in their ability to competitively reconstitute irradiated recipients. These results suggest a critical role for Mll in regulating stem cell self-renewal.
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